Annabelle opened the door to her house with a smile that hadn't seen it's place there in a long while. Slamming the door shut and running up the steps to her bedroom, she had only one thing on her mind.
I gotta call him!
"Hey! Where's the fire kid?" Her uncle yelled at to her causing her to stop midway.
Bobby swore if something or someone hurt her he'd take out back and show them just how much rock salt hurts.
Then he saw her smile and froze, she hasn't had a smile on her face in well, in a while.
She paused on the steps, "Huh? Oh. Um. No where, I just, I gotta make a call, I'll be back down in a bit" she said before finishing her run up the steps. Leaving her very confused uncle down stairs wondering what happen.
Huh, maybe she got a good grade. Yeah that's it, she got a good grade.
When she got to her bedroom a smile still on her face she flopped onto her bed with a happy sigh.
She took out her cell phone and dialed the number that she knew by heart. Biting the her bottom lip as she waited.
RING
RING
RING
RING
"Hello?" An out of breath voice answered.
"Dean?" she asked unsure, wondering if maybe this was a bad time.
"Yeah?" she smiled at how annoyed he sounded. Why was an annoyed Dean so amusing, she wondered.
"I'm not interrupting anything am I?" Dean snorted, "No just running away from Casper the psychotic ghost. What's up?"
"IT WORKED!" she nearly screamed not able to hold it in any longer.
Dean was silent for a moment wondering what the hell she was talking about. "what worked?" He asked hesitantly.
Annabelle rolled her eyes, "Ignoring him. Playing hard to get. It worked Dean. He asked me out!"
Dean suddenly remembered a conversation he had with the young girl a few months before when he had called Bobby.
"Hello?" a girls voice answered bobby's phone causing Dean to frown for a second before remembering that it was Annabelle.
He was upset to hear about the young girls parents death, though he didn't know what to say to her. 'shit happens and you move on?' That was too cold hearted, but if Dean knew anything it was that this world was cruel, that the truth was cruel. "Annabelle?" he asked just in case it was another girl answering Bobby's phone.
Dean almost laughed at that idea. Bobby with a female? Never going to happen.
"Yeah, who's this?" Dean smirked at her attitude. He felt some weird comfort in knowing that hadn't changed with her.
"It's Dean," There was a long pause waiting for more then just Dean, "Dean Winchester?" He said annoyed. Did she really not know who he was?
"Oh. Hi"
Dean frowned at her lack of emotion, "Is Bobby home?" You'd think after saving her ass from the cops she'd be a little more happier to hear from me. He thought to himself.
"Nope he's on a hunt"
Dean nodded his head, then remember that she couldn't see him. "Okay. Can you have him give me or my dad a call when he gets in?"
"Sure thing Don Juan ." Dean smirked at her nickname for him, he wasn't sure why he finds it funny.
"So Uh, how's school goin' for you?" Annabelle sighed, "It's fine I guess. I wanted to get home schooled so I can train you know? But Uncle Bobby said No that I had to stay in school."
Dean knew what she meant, he himself felt the same need at her age. School was a waste of time for him, but for her? "Your uncle did the right thing Annabelle"
"Because school is going to teach me about life? I didn't realize they had Demon hunting 101 Dean"
There was a awkward paused. Annabelle waited for Dean to say something, While Dean wondered what he should say. He should say something thought, shouldn't he?
"Your right", He didn't know what to say, and she was right no matter how much Dean wish she wasn't. "But I'm sure you made some friends or somethin' So school can't be all that bad" Dean didn't know why he felt like he should make idle chitchat, but he did. He felt bad for the poor girl.
"Yeah" She said sighing thinking about the friends she did make, but mostly the one who she didn't.
Dean heard the worry in hear voice and instantly felt anger wondering if some punks were picking on her. He'd be sure to stop by and strightin' things out if that was the case.
"it's, well.-" She paused trying to figure out what to say while snapping Dean's out of his thoughts about rocksalt. "Dean can I ask you something?" She felt foolish for bringing this up to him.
Plus being on the phone with him gave her a sort of courage she wouldn't have if she was say, face to face with him. He was the only guy she really knew besides her uncle. And she doubted THAT would go over well.
"Yeah Sure"
If you asked Dean he would have told you she was going to ask him the best ways to get someone off your back, he never would have guess that she would be askin'
"Well you see theres this guy and I've been trying to get him to talk to me right? And no matter how hard I try he just… he just ignores me like I'm not even there. Okay that's sorta a lie he knows I'm there I make sure he knows I'm there-" she continued after taking a breath "I just want him to notice me. There just something about him"
Dean was stunned. She was asking HIM about guys?
He stopped paying attention to what she was saying soon after she started her long winded speech. He knew it was wrong, he just couldn't quite grip his head around what she was asking.
"Dean?" She asked after he'd been silent for a while
"DEAN!" she snapped, "Huh? Ah, oh yeah. Well….."she sighed knowing this was a bad idea, what had she been thinking? "Never min-"
"Now hold on, I'm thinking"
"Don't hurt yourself" she replied before she could think instantly regretting it.
"Funny Annabelle" She smiled when she didn't hear any hurt in Dean's voice.
"Ignore him"
"Huh?" she said dumbfounded not sure if she heard him right, "I said Ignore him. Nothing make a guy want a girl more then knowing he can't have her" Which he sure was the case with some guys, he personally never had that problem. He always got what he wanted. Also, ignoring the dude would most likely result in her not getting him. She was too young to date anyways. She he told her to 'Ignore him'
"That's it? Really?" she asked disbelieving his logic.
"Yeah really" he sighed when his dad walked into the room, "Look I got to hang up but remember to tell Bobby to give me or my dad a call"
"It worked?" shocked he paused a moment out side of the gates of the cemetery.
"Yeah?" Annabelle frown, "You didn't think it would work did you?" Was that hurt in her voice he heard?
"No, No. I'm just surprised it took so long" He covered it up when really he wanted to yell, 'Hell, of course I didn't think it would work, you think I would really give you dating advise. Your' like' ten!' or something along those lines.
"Oh," she didn't know if she believed him but let it go anyways, "Well he asked me out today at after school we're going bowling or somethin' this weekend. I just, well I don't know what I should tell uncle Bobby"'
Tell him your going over to a horny teenage boys house so he grounds you for the next twenty years' Instead he said, "Just tell him the truth"
she sighed, knowing she shouldn't have thought he'd say 'lie to him'
"Yeah. Well, I just wanted to call and let you know."silence. "And, well, Thank you" Dean held in a sigh, "Your welcome Annabelle" She hung up the phone feeling less happy then before, wondering why she couldn't kept her moment of happiness.
.:*:.
Cassie was kissing Dean's neck as her nails clawed his stomach sending shivers though out his entire body. "God baby, you don't know what you do to me" Dean muttered, then groaned as her hand got lower, but not low enough to release some of his, eh, problem.
She smiled cattily, "You'll just have to wait" Before attacking his mouth with a passionate kiss.
"ignore it" She mutterd into his mouth confusion Him, "Ignore what?" He said about the same time her heard his cell phone going off in the distant.
He sighed pushing her away from him, "I can't baby" She frowned and looked away not understanding that very few people had his number and when someone called it meant he had a job.
He picked up the phone and looked at the Caller Id' It was Annabelle he frowned wondering what she was doing up this late. He glanced at the clock, It was 3 am. He got worried wondering if it was Bobby, "Hello?" He asked scared, more scared then he realized.
"D-Da-Dean?" The crying girl on the other end said as tears spilt out her eyes.
"Annabelle? What's wrong, What happened are you okay? Where are you?" Dean was too frantic to see Cassie's raised eyebrow.
"I-I-I," She bit her lip and closed her eyes, "I'm safe" She finally said in a near whimper, she didn't realizing that calling him this upset would only worry him. Dean sighed, "Okay, well what's goin' on?"
She started talking, stuttering and gasping through every word. Dean couldn't understand what she was saying, "Sweetheart your going to have to stop crying, I can't understand you. Take a few deep breaths okay?" His voice was gentle and caring, A voice that Cassie had never heard him use before.
After about ten minutes of listening to the girl crying he remember that Cassie was there, he turned around and mouthed sorry not wanting to be rude but turned his attention to what Annabelle just started saying, though it was still laced with tears he understand her.
"We've been dating for five months," Hiccup "Tonight was our anniversary, an-and" Hiccup "He wanted to go further you know?"
Dean felt frozen.
"But I-I-I told him no" She said crying heavily again.
Dean's anger got the best of him, "DID HE TOUCH YOU ANNABELLE?" He screamed causing both the girl in his bed to jump as well as the girl on the phone, "N-n-no, god no" Hiccup, "He broke up with me"
Dean felt a sigh of relief as well as pain for the young girl, Not knowing what to say he asked, "Where are you know Annabelle?" She hiccupped again, "I'm at my friend Liz's house" He frowned, wondering if she was there why she would be callin' him. He would think another girl would help her out more then he could.
So Dean did the only thing he thought of, he told the young girl that what she did was right. If she wasn't ready for sex -thank god- then telling him no was for the best. He's a loser if he can't see how wonderful of a girl he had, to just get some rest and in the morning it wont seem as bad as it does tonight, and a joke about havin' a bunch of rock salt if she needed it. Which got her to laugh a bit though he could tell it was forced, tearfully she thanked him and hung up.
Sighing Dean rolled back into the bed to a waiting Cassie, "what was that about" she asked trying to keep the jealousy out of her voice.
How could he explain he wondered, "A family friend, some jerk broke up with her cause she wouldn't have sex. For fuck sakes she only sixteen"
Cassie felt relived at the mention of her age, "Guys are jerks" She said climbing back on top of him wanting nothing more then to get back to there earlier escapades.
For the first time in Dean's life he didn't want sex, he gave Cassie one last kiss before saying "I think we should get some sleep" Cassie gave him a small smile, "Sure" She cuddled into his arms and though upset about not finishing she was happy in just his arms.
"Hey Dean"
"Hmm" he said still wide awake.
"What was with the rock salt comment" He sighed, "Just a joke" He wondered if he would ever tell her what he did, What his family did? He kissed the top of her head and repeated himself, "Just a joke"
.:*:.
"Why the hell is my niece locked in her room crying her eyes out?" Bobby growled on the phone when the young Winchester answered, Dean paused taken back, "What?"
"You heard me damnit" the old hunter said getting impatient.
"Why do you think I would know?" Dean didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, but hell. Bobby kind of scared him.
"I know she talks to you on the phone Dean. Tell me what wrong"
"how do you know that?" Dean couldn't help but ask.
Growling, "I pay her phone bill you idgit I see your number"
"Oh"
"So tell me" Dean sighed, as much as he was scared of Bobby he respected Annabelle enough to let her be the one to tell her uncle, "I can't Bobby-"
"You listen hear boy, You tell me what happened or so help me-" Dean blocked out the next part not wanting to think of ways how that was huminly possible.
"Look, she called me cause she trust me Bobby, I wont break that trust" he took a breath, "But I'll tell you that she's fine physically, she just has a broken heart"
The old snorted, "Well I figured that out with all the crappy music she's been blastin' and the fact her boyfriend anit called her looking for her"
"Wait? YOU LET HER DATE?"
"Don't take the tone with me boy"
Dean stopped silently fuming on the inside, he thought bobby would protect her from, well, you know males.
"Sorry"
Bobby sighed, "I didn't like it one bit but I couldn't stop it ether."
Grounding her would have stopped her Dean thought to himself, but kept it just as that, to himself. He let the old hunter finish.
"I don't care what you have to do. If that means calling her till she picks up her damn phone or drivin' your ass out here. I want you to fix this Dean"
Dean didn't want the old hunter to know, but he was planning on that long before Bobby said so.
"Yes sir" Bobby sighed, "Good" and hung up the phone leaving Dean sitting in the car outside of Cassie's apartment.
There was one thing he had to do before he left, He had to tell Cassie the truth about him.
.:*:.
Dean parked outside of Bobby's house wondering why life hated him much.
He looked up and saw the lights in the bedroom upstairs on. He sighed and got out of the Impala. How could he deal with her broken heart when he had one of his own?
He walked into the house after knocking didn't work. "Bobby?" He yelled, no answer. Just the sound of horrible music filled the air.
No wonder Bobby was going crazy he thought to himself, as he made his way up the stairs to the young girls bedroom. He knocked on the door, no answer, so he opened it and saw Annabelle laying on her bed with her legs up the wall and her head on the end about to fall off. It looked uncomfortable.
"I told you I'd be fine home alone uncle bobby" She said her eyes still shut. "I'm not Bobby" Her eyes snapped opened, "JESUS!" She said putting her hand on her chest.
He could tell she had been crying her eyes were red and puffy.
"No, Dean" She rolled her eyes at him, not making a move off the bed, "What are you doing here?" He shrugged and walked to her stereo to turn it off, "If you turn this song off I'll kill you" He believed her so he just turned it down.
"Just wanted to see how you were doing" He said walking to her bed, She closed her eyes again, "I'm fine"
"Doesn't look it too me" She moved so that she was now sitting Indian style on her bed and frown, "well I am." He raised an eyebrow, opening his mouth to say something but she cut him off, "I don't want to talk about it okay?" He stopped and nodded knowing what she meant, "fine. But sooner or later you'll have too"
She groaned and fell back into her bed. "we'll when that time comes I'll let you know" Dean smiled, "that's all I can ask for" He walked to her bed an dropped down beside her, "Move over" She rolled her eyes but did so anyways.
After a few moments of silence she said sadly, "Your lucky your hearts never been broken"
'you don't know the half of it' Dean thought to himself with another shot of pain that hit his heart. Instead he said, "Yeah"
Silence.
"Hey Don Juan" she said causing Dean to smile, "Yeah?"
"Thanks"
He put his arm around her, "Anytime kiddo" Dean shut his eyes listening to the music that filled the room and wondered why life hated him so much.
I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true
I look to you and I see nothing
I look to you to see the truth
You live your life
You go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go blind
Some kind of night into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there.
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
A stranger's light comes on slowly
A stranger's heart without a home
You put your hands into your head
And then smiles cover your heart
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
Fade into you
Strange you never knew
Fade into you
I think it's strange you never knew
I think it's strange you never knew
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